California Senate Bill SB445 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: SB 445INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Simitian FEBRUARY 16, 2011 An act to amend Section 6267 of the Government Code, relating to public records. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 445, as introduced, Simitian. California Public Records Act: library records. The California Public Records Act requires state and local agencies to make their records available for public inspection and, upon request of any person, to provide a copy of any public record unless the record is exempt from disclosure. The act provides that all registration and circulation records of any library which is in whole or in part supported by public funds is confidential and shall not be disclosed to any person, except as provided. This bill would, instead, provide that patron use records, as defined, of any library which is in whole or in part supported by public funds shall remain confidential and not be disclosed, except as provided. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 6267 of the Government Code is amended to read: 6267. All  registration and circulation   patron use  records of any library which is in whole or in part supported by public funds shall remain confidential and shall not be disclosed to any person, local agency, or state agency except as follows: (a) By a person acting within the scope of his or her duties within the administration of the library. (b) By a person authorized, in writing, by the individual to whom the records pertain, to inspect the records. (c) By order of the appropriate superior court. As used in this section, the term  "registration   "   patron use  records" includes any information  which   that  a library requires a patron to provide in order to become eligible to borrow  or use  books and other materials, and  the term "circulation records" includes  any information  which   that  identifies the patrons borrowing  or using  particular books and other material. This section shall not apply to statistical reports of  registration and circulation   patron use  nor to records of fines collected by the library.